Leah Morrigan's Blog Posts Tagged 'Scott' (3)

Touching Paul Bellini

Canadians fell in love with the brilliant CBC series, the Kids in the Hall (1988 – 1994), a hallmark of Canadian comedy.

We all had our favourites, the Chicken Lady,…

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Added by Leah Morrigan on June 14, 2012 at 9:16am — No Comments

Historical whiskers: Van Dykes and goatees

If you lived through the 90s and were old enough to grow facial hair, chances are, you wore a wrap-around mustache/beard combination and you probably called it a goatee. You might be shocked to know that in the modern era, this facial hair style, mistakenly called a goatee, is actually a 400 year old Flemish (Dutch) style called a Van Dyke.

Author, Victoria Sherrow, explains both types of facial hair in her historical study of appearance in For…

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Added by Leah Morrigan on March 29, 2012 at 8:40am — 1 Comment

Bourbon's bad rap

I was lucky enough to be given a bottle of bourbon for my birthday last month. Not just any bourbon, Maker's Mark bourbon, one of the best Kentucky bourbons around. It's strong, no question, but it is lovely with warming caramel notes and a…

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Added by Leah Morrigan on January 5, 2012 at 10:19am — 11 Comments

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Chuck Knight replied to Daniel's discussion Casual Belts for Jeans?
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Todd Serveto replied to Rob Sexton's discussion Secular Manhood vs Christian Manhood in the group Christian Men
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Aaron Lancaster replied to Aaron Lancaster's discussion Gday from New Zealand
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Aaron Lancaster replied to John Carle's discussion "You're the only man here!" in the group Teachers' Club (for men in Education)
"I'm currently one of 12 men out of 100 students training to become a Primary School Teacher in New Zealand (Elementary School in USA) and about 20 years older than the other students. It gets pretty tiring working with teenagers who think they…"
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Pete Franklin replied to Rob Sexton's discussion Secular Manhood vs Christian Manhood in the group Christian Men
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